Weekends have always been difficult for me in the whole weight loss thing. First, its difficult to "watch what I eat" I used to think it wasn't important and that delayed my weight loss. Then I thought "I need a break"- stinkin thinkin. Then ... Read more

About a week has gone by since I last blogged. That is about all I can manage with my schedule and other factors in my life right now.
Today on The Beck Diet Solution is Day 21, Get Ready to Weigh In. In the past, this would have sent shiver... Read more

Did I really think the scale was going to move? Yes, why yes I did. I must admit when I stepped on it this morning Iexpected it to be a few lbs. down. Now, it didn't move much, but it went in the wrong direct and let me tell you from this scale ... Read more

Because I am an extremely independent person, this has been a hard one for me to wrap my head around. I am simply at a loss. I asked my husband to be my Diet Coach and he agreed but said, Can we be accountability partners? I was a little blown... Read more

So today I read the Day 3 strategy. Don't eat while standing up. At first I thought, I don't eat while standing up and then it dawned on me when i started to read the items
1. Do you eat the samples at the grocery store?
2. Do you sample ... Read more

I am going to do it. I am taking the plunge. I have been persuaded. I have read the first 50 pages and am ready to do my advantage cards. I am so hopeful this program will help me get back on track and get back to my goal weight. I am re-eva... Read more

So I was reading WATERMELLEN's blogs about the Beck Diet and I think I am going to give reading it a try. Can't hurt, right? However, one thing that I have been trying ( that I am usually really bad at) is positive self talk.
With the event... Read more

This year I turned 50. Everyone knows when you turn 50 you need to get a colonoscopy! Done- the prep was not so pleasant but the procedure itself was painless! And the best part is that I now know that it was well worth it! I had two polyps remo... Read more

Good Morning Spark Friends,
It is good to be back at blogging after a long hiatus. I need to say that due to extreme stress at work and being completely bogged down with other responsibilities, I haven't even thought of blogging, until today.... Read more

My dearest fitbit friends, my fitbit didn't have a charge for several days to the fact I lost my charger. Argh! I looked and looked to no avail. I ended up purchasing a new one off of amazon, gotta love free two day shipping!
Anyway, this r... Read more

Wow, I haven't blogged in a long time. Bad me!
Okay, so after watching the scale creep up to the highest I have seem it in 5 years, I am not happy. The number that always depresses me is 166. I have been struggling with this for about 2.5 ye... Read more

This blog will be a quick overview of the book with some personal comments.
So first off, I was very intrigued by the title of this book. If you are not familiar with Jorge, he is the Belly Fat Cure dude and totes a low sugar approach to weig... Read more

Do you want to know what makes me mad? My companies LiveWell program!
I work for a healthcare organization, one of the countries best. They have this incentive program to Live Well, but they have it all wrong.
For the past three years, whe... Read more

So this particular week is usually a very challenging week for me with all of the Christmas goodies hanging around. In the past, I have put on a good 5 lbs even with the best of intentions. So far, I have stayed the course. I was on a downward t... Read more

The other day my gym got a new stair machine. I have never tried that before so in an attempt to mix things up, I gave it a whirl.
I wouldn't recommend it for anyone trying to get in a good cardio workout. I worked really hard, I was sweating... Read more